No Payout For Me This Month - So What?
By M.-L.
@MALUSE (69409)
Germany
February 22, 2016 5:19am CST
I'm in my fifth month on myLot. I joined last October and reached payout in November, December and January. Three months in a row, not bad. I thought it should go on like this but realised in January that things were slowing down. Why, I can't say. We all know that the account is a fickle customer. It rises quickly or slowly or is stagnant for a while depending on mysterious forces we'll never fathom.
When I had reached $8 and the end of the month was approaching fast, I went into myself and did some soul-searching. Should I become more active than usual and stay on the site round the clock to reach the $10 goal post? Or should I take things easy and wait another month? It's not that I can pay my rent with my monthly myLot earnings. I can't even eat out with my husband with them. The money I get from myLot is a nice extra which goes into my virtual piggy bank for buying books online.
There is something compulsive, isn't there, with these online accounts and deadlines. Although nobody is standing behind us urging us on, we tend to react. When I realised how silly this behaviour is, I stopped it. The moment I decided to let things be, I felt good. I'm now looking forward to next month when I'll get a greater sum.
I can recommend this attitude.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Sar Maroof
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66 responses
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Feb 16
I am happy if I reach payout every month but it is not compulsory for me to do so. The earnings are an added bonus to the fun that I have here and if things keep me busy offline and I can't be here much then that is not a problem.
That said, I reached payout in December and missed by only a few cents in January. This month it looks like I will reach double the minimum thus making up for last month. It was not a goal and it just happened as I had more time available to be here. I know that once spring arrives and I will be busier with the pots on my balcony, I will not make it every month. No problem at all as long as the time that I do spend here is FUN!
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@GardenGerty (157674)
• United States
22 Feb 16
This is recreation for me. The money is okay, it goes to PayPal and sits. I may use it at the end of the year for something.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Feb 16
Same here @GardenGerty It's just a hobby and a paying one at that. I will not touch my money either until Ihave anough for that ticket this time!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Feb 16
@hexeduser22 I expected to fall short one month, but ended up with a few cents over.
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@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
23 Feb 16
Wow. You're doing much better then.. Wish I could do the same
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb 16
@MALUSE I have become realistic. Due to the fact that my money needs to add up before it is worth having it converted to Euro I am here to share my writing with others. To enjoy interacting and to just plain having a good time.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
22 Feb 16
I've known since early this month that I didn't have time to devote to reaching payout this month. Just think how big next months might be.
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@GardenGerty (157674)
• United States
22 Feb 16
@MALUSE I have no clue if I will reach payout or not. Not stressing over it.
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@Bhaskarjhborah (735)
• India
22 Feb 16
I am also planning to buy a domain name with the earnings of mylot, if I can.
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@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
23 Feb 16
One of my goals too. Hope we can save up 
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@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
23 Feb 16
@Bhaskarjhborah just keep on interacting and enjoying. Your bank will increase while you're having fun and soon you'll realize that it is easy enough to earn and having fun is going to be your number 1 goal
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Feb 16
It is weird the ebb and flow of earnings on a daily basis. One day you do good and the next you slump. Partly due to how well or not well your posts are responded to and how much commenting you perform.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Feb 16
@MALUSE There is some sort of weird calculation going on which would explain the fraction out figures. There seems to be no set sum for each comment etc.
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@GardenGerty (157674)
• United States
22 Feb 16
That is absolutely the best attitude to have. This is not to be stressful. I have a site where I was working for a daily goal, and each day it got higher, and harder to reach. Hubby says leave it be, cause it only causes stress. MyLot, on the other hand, gives me a lot of connections and friendship.
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@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
23 Feb 16
It's good that you have a supportive husband... My wife somehow still cannot understand what I'm doing
@dodo19 (47121)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
22 Feb 16
I came back last August/September, after a long hiatus. I haven't reached payout since coming back, but that's alright. I'm pretty busy with my kids and such, and don't always have a lot of time to spend here, but I'm alright with that. I'll reach it when I reach it. In the meantime, I'm having fun, and that's what matters.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49132)
• United States
22 Feb 16
Just enjoy yourself 
I don't worry about the bank.
I don't worry about the bank.3 people like this
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
22 Feb 16
That's why I only come here from time to time. I backed off in November and it's taken all this time to reach $8. It's not like I'm relying on that money for big things, it's just something that is nice extra income, but I've been trying to focus on other things. It's been nice getting tasks accomplished.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
22 Feb 16
If I were worried about the money, I would have quit long ago. I only redeemed for the very first time in January, even though I started toward the end of September. I doubt that I'll redeem too much faster this go round either. Maybe once I get to not work two jobs, or if I can stay caught up even better this next year with my bookkeeping, then maybe I'll have more time in the colder months to hang out.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
22 Feb 16
Don't feel bad, it's not going to happen for me either. Not this month anyway. I am not even half way there.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
22 Feb 16
I am turning one month in a few days and I am just over half the minimum. I just enjoy writing, reading, and interacting here.
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@vandana7 (98986)
• India
23 Feb 16
I don't have that attitude of keeping a target for me on myLot. :) I don't want to be doing anything mechanically. I need to feel when I reply or have fun. At times, towards the end of the month, I do race, as I said for fun. It can be fun...if you land into a couple of nice posts and keep interacting almost continuously around them. :)
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@xstitcher (30420)
• Petaluma, California
22 Feb 16
I won't be reaching payout this month, either--I've been so busy with other things. Maybe next month. ;)
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@KristenH (33363)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Feb 16
Hey there my friend. I've joined at the same time as you. Though I did get paid 2 weeks go. You can make it in the next 7 days for the next payout. I'm going to try to make it next month, if not by this weekend. I need $8 to get there.
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@Kingsley4o (62)
• Lagos, Nigeria
24 Feb 16
If you didn't make it this month, nest month might be your own. For me I'm moving very slowly, I don't think I will made it to $10 this month. Though I'm a new member I don't need to be worry, I know i'll soon get my first payout
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
I started in October too @MALUSE and only got my first payment this month of $11.42, so yeah, I'm not buying a new car anytime soon.
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